Runner

by Carl Deuker
Lexile:  670
Genre:  Realistic Fiction

Chance Taylor has to worry about lots of things his friends take for granted.  His father is an alcoholic who struggles with hanging on to a consistent job so Chance is often the only one earning money for his family.  He has a job he hates that pays him a minimum wage, so when he is approached by a stranger about earning some easy money, he is in.  However, with the easy money, comes the worry about what's in the packages that he is collecting and delivering.  Does Chance know what he has really gotten into?